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A tale of resurrection in everyday life
May 19, 2017So many wondrous things happen secretly and silently, especially as the world moves from the gray palette of winter to the fancy hues of spring. Grass blades reappear, flowers reveal their colorful faces—and one day, almost like magic, butterflies appear. For me spring is the season of hope, and butterflies emerging from cocoons remind me […]
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Changing ways of life
May 19, 2017During a recent community meeting, one of the monks mentioned that when he came here in 1974, the Trappist order was undergoing more changes than it had experienced in hundreds of years. Specifically, he cited the newness of the term “contemplation,” the practice of Divine Reading or “Lectio Divina,” the shift from a life of […]
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Airline worker brings trafficking victims’ faces into plain view
May 19, 2017DECATUR—The exploitation of girls and boys, women and men in human trafficking is not a remote problem but is occurring in front of people everywhere, said Donna Hubbard, who trains airline personnel to recognize trafficking victims. “Human trafficking is a $150 billion business, second only to drugs and weapons,” Hubbard said in a March 21 […]
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Some superheroes who are real role models
May 19, 2017Since becoming a bishop, I consistently have highlighted the significance of the saints of the Catholic Church whenever I confirm our youngsters. I do so because as we all know young people are very impressionable and easily influenced by prominent people. Just consider for a moment the pop, sports and Hollywood personalities that capture the […]
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Catholic Emory graduate wins prestigious commencement award
May 19, 2017DECATUR—Kaitlyn Posa is the 2017 Emory University undergraduate recipient of the Marion Luther Brittain Award, the university’s highest student honor. The Brittain Award is presented each year to two graduating students, one graduate and one undergraduate, under provisions of a gift by the late Dr. M. L. Brittain, former president of the Georgia Institute of […]
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St. Joseph parishioner is a top nursing student at Georgia College
May 19, 2017MILLEDGEVILLE—Maria N. Boff graduated from the school of nursing at Georgia College, Milledgeville, as one of the valedictorians of the May 2017 graduating class. She was selected to give the Phi Kappa Phi valedictorian address during the graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 6. Boff plans to work at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, in the Blood and […]
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‘Hidden Figures,’ ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ among Christopher Award winners
May 19, 2017NEW YORK (CNS)—The films “Hidden Figures” and “Hacksaw Ridge,” both of which were Best Picture nominees at this year’s Academy Awards, are both winners in the 68th annual Christopher Awards. Winners in movies, television and books were announced March 28 by the Christophers, who started the awards in 1949 to honor writers, producers, directors, authors […]
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Father Terry Kane, priest for 49 years in archdiocese, dies
May 18, 2017ATLANTA—Father Terence “Terry” A. Kane passed away on May 17 at the age of 75. Born Dec. 24, 1941, in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, Father Kane was among the 40 Irish priests drawn to the mission territory of Georgia by the invitation and inspiration of Msgr. P.J. O’Connor when he was vocations director of the […]
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Longtime priest of the archdiocese, Msgr. Leo Herbert, dies
May 18, 2017ATLANTA—Msgr. Leo Herbert, who was recently honored for 50 years of priestly service in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, died May 15. The Irish native was 74. Born in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, he was the youngest in a family of four sisters and a brother. Msgr. Herbert came to the United States after being ordained at […]
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Don’t be rigid; Holy Spirit is gift of God who surprises us, pope says
May 18, 2017VATICAN CITY (CNS)—God, who created the world, continues to work in it, surprising people and making some of them nervous, Pope Francis said. The phrase “it’s always been done this way” reflects an attitude that “kills,” the pope said May 8 at his early morning Mass. “This kills freedom. It kills joy. It kills fidelity […]